Arduino Inventor's Kit

The Arduino Inventor’s Kit from SparkFun Electronics and Oomlout is a box of goodies to get the very beginner started with programmable electronics. It includes everything you need to build 14 basic circuits connected to an Arduino Uno, and no soldering is required! An included 40-page booklet guides you through the construction of each project, and each project has a breadboard-overlay card that shows you exactly where each component goes on your breadboard.

Note: This product has been replaced by the newer SparkFun Inventor’s Kit – V3.1, which includes an Arduino-compatible SparkFun RedBoard and a plastic storage case that holds all the parts of the kit.

Arduino Inventor’s Kit printed guide.

Arduino Inventor’s Kit breadboard-overlay cards.

Overview

The Arduino Inventor’s Kit (AIK) from SparkFun Electronics and Oomlout is a box of goodies to get the very beginner started with programmable electronics. It includes everything you need to build 14 basic circuits, and no soldering is required! An included 40-page booklet guides you through the construction of each project, and each project has a breadboard-overlay card that shows you exactly where each circuit component goes on your breadboard. The guide will show a complete novice how to use the included Arduino Uno to:

Blink LEDs

Control a toy motor

Control a servo

Make (bad) music

Respond to buttons

Read a volume knob

Detect ambient light

Measure temperature

Control large loads with a relay

Mix LED colors

Read a flex sensor

Read a softpot

These tasks are fundamental building blocks of typical electronics projects. Once these concepts are mastered, you can use simple recombinations to achieve some very impressive projects.

For those already somewhat comfortable with electronics, we also offer the SparkFun Starter Kit for RedBoard, which includes an Arduino-compatible RedBoard and a multitude of sensors and indicators to get you started in the wonderful world of embedded electronics and is a great gift for beginners and weathered professionals alike.

The Arduino Uno included with this kit could be either the DIP edition or SMD edition. The two versions are functionally identical, differing only in the AVR package.